Notes

Notes on art and culture by Ashley & Associates

How Art Critic Jerry Saltz Does Breakfast: “I’m into Sweet’N Low Because It’s Got a Kick”

Jerry Saltz

Jerry Saltz is a refreshing figure in the art world. As the senior art critic for New York magazine, he’s clashed with celebrity artists like James Franco, railed against trendy “zombie formalism,” and served as a splash of colour in a world dominated by austere black blazers. Through Saltz's meme-heavy, personality-driven social media accounts, he’s even become a something of an artist-celebrity in his own right. Yet despite being a prominent figure for two decades, he still sees himself as a bit of an outsider. Read more...